The Vespiary Book Binding & Book Conservation

Fixin’ books in the Wild West

Archive for February, 2009

Hollywood, n. - the American type of moving picture

I love the conservation work I do with books, but sometimes I am tempted by other glamorous conservation fields. Recently, I came across this guy, Tom Spina, who does movie prop conservation work. How cool would it be to work on old latex costumes from movies like The Dark Crystal, Star Wars, and [...]

frontier, n. - the border or extremity conterminous with that of another

Here in Montana, you can still easily imagine the wildness that was the West during the 1800’s.  Something about the colors of the landscape, or the vast spaces between towns.  It’s intriguing to think that librarians were coming out here at that time as well - resourceful, passionate women with a love for adventure and [...]

bibliolith, n. - Handwriting of antiquity

I hope sometime in the future I get a chance to visit the Donna Seager Gallery in the Bay Area. I subscribe to the gallery openings email list for no other reason than to see photos of beautiful artist’s books. There is a show up now that looks fantastic - Ex Libro.

The [...]